In a Muzzled Russia, He Still Speaks His Mind
Dmitri A. Muratov at his office at Novaya Gazeta in Moscow in December.
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After Sting Operation, Cousin of Bashar al-Assad Convicted in Arms for Drugs Deal
A defaced billboard of former Syrian leader Bashar al Assad, in Aleppo, last year.
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U.K. to Host Talks on Securing Strait of Hormuz
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper of Britain, center, hosted a virtual meeting of foreign ministers on Thursday to discuss fallout from the Iran war.
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Europe Pushes for a Gentler Internet for Children
Stéphanie Mistre, whose daughter, Marie Le Tiec, ended her life in 2021 at age 15, has become an activist for children’s online safety.
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Evacuated From War-Torn Gaza, 11 Toddlers Return Home to Hugs and Tears
Sondos al-Kurd with her daughter, Bisan, 2, after they were reunited in Gaza on Tuesday.
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U.S. Plans Military Expansion in Greenland
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, meeting with members of the U.S. military at Pituffik Space Base in Greenland last year. The missile defense installation is the only active American base on the island.
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Lost Friendships, Broken Relationships: How the War in Iran Is Dividing the Diaspora
Osveh Varastegan, who left Iran in 2020, at the gym where she works as a personal trainer in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Every Trump Threat to Abandon NATO Hollows It Out
U.S. soldiers in a military exercise with NATO members in Romania in June. The U.S. secretary of state has warned that relations with NATO will need to be re-examined.
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When Racism Is a Crime: Brazil Puts a Tourist on Trial for Word and Gesture
Agostina Páez arriving at the Argentine Consulate in Rio de Janeiro this month to attend a news conference.
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Israel’s Message to a Broad Swath of Lebanon: Shiites Must Go
Displaced children at a school housing Shiite, Sunni families forced to relocated by the conflict in Hasbayya, Lebanon last week.
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Pope Leo Returns to Tradition, Washing Priests’ Feet
Pope Leo XIV washed and kissed the feet of Roman priests on Thursday at the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome.
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Danish Warship Sunk by Britain’s Lord Nelson 225 Years Ago Is Found
Morten Johansen, head of maritime archaeology at Denmark’s Viking Ship Museum, showing an insignia recovered from the wreckage of the Dannebroge, in Copenhagen on Tuesday.
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Storm Dave Cometh. But Why Is It Called That?
Storm Bram brought heavy rain and high winds in Carnlough, Northern Ireland, in December 2025. Storm Dave is headed to the United Kingdom this weekend.
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Ancient Artifacts Stolen in Dutch Museum Heist Are Recovered
The recovered golden helmet of Cotofenesti and two gold bracelets on display in the Netherlands on Thursday.
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Macron Snaps Back at Trump’s Mockery and Criticism of NATO
President Emmanuel Macron of France and President Trump meeting during the United Nations General Assembly last year.
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Iranian officials come out defiant after Trump’s war speech.
The funeral of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps navy commander in Tehran, on Wednesday.
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Volunteers in Helicopter Rescue Hiker’s Dog After a Week in the Wilderness
A rescuer carrying Molly, the dog on the right, away from a remote waterfall on the Arahura River on the South Island of New Zealand, where she was found on Tuesday, a week after being separated from her owner.
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5 Takeaways From Trump’s Speech on Iran
President Trump giving a prime-time address from the White House on Wednesday.
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U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Venezuela’s New Leader, Delcy Rodríguez
The Trump administration removed Delcy Rodríguez, the acting president of Venezuela, from its sanctions list on Wednesday.
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What Happened in the War in the Middle East on Wednesday.
The aftermath of a deadly airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday.
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In Speech, Trump Is Expected to Call Iran War a Success
President Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday. He has given contradictory statements about his goals and endgame for the war.
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Trump Initially Laid Out Five Goals for the Iran War. Here’s Where They Stand.
A new mural in Valiasr Square in Tehran on Wednesday. A large number of Iran’s ballistic missiles and launchers remain undamaged after a month of airstrikes by the United States and Israel.
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Iran Is Skeptical About Diplomacy, U.S. Intelligence Says
Multiple U.S. intelligence agencies have assessed that the Iranian government is not, for now, willing to engage in serious negotiations over ending the war.
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Stephen Lewis, Leftist Canadian Politician and AIDS Activist, Dies at 88
Stephen Lewis, left, in 2003, when he was a special United Nations envoy charged with overseeing anti-AIDS efforts in Africa.
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‘I Don’t Care About That’: Trump Says Iran’s Enriched Uranium Is Not a Concern
This morning, President Trump told Reuters that he didn’t care about Iran’s nuclear fuel because it is “so far underground.”
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Heavy bombings across Tehran jolt its war-weary residents.
A view of Tehran on Wednesday after an airstrike.
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Why Reopening the Strait of Hormuz Matters for the U.S. Economy
Tankers anchored in Muscat, Oman, last month, as the Strait of Hormuz remained largely closed to shipping traffic.
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Netanyahu makes the case that wars on Iran have succeeded.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a news conference in Jerusalem last month.
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Without the U.S., what would happen to NATO?
American soldiers during a NATO exercise in Romania in June.
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Trump Says Europe Is On Its Own in Securing the Strait of Hormuz
President Trump has cast Europe as weak and toothless, and an ungrateful partner to the United States.
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French Prosecutors Link Foiled Attack on American Bank to a Pro-Iranian Group
A police van outside a Bank of America office in Paris on Monday.
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The Fall of a Cambodian Money-Laundering Giant
Huione headquarters in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, in 2025. Huione Group and its affiliates have laundered at least $4 billion for criminals.
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Robot Taxis Stop in Traffic in Chinese City, Stranding Travelers
A Baidu Apollo robotaxi with painted flowers in Wuhan, China, in 2024. The cars have become a common sight on Wuhan roads.
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Albanese Urges Australians to Remain Calm Amid Fuel Crisis
An oil products tanker passing the Sydney Opera House in March. Australia imports the vast majority of its fuel.
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Israelis Prepare to Celebrate Passover in Shadow of War
Buying food before Passover in Bnei Brak, Israel, on Tuesday. Israelis have been wishing each other a “quiet” or “tranquil” holiday as air-raid sirens sound.
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The Sailors Stranded in the Persian Gulf
Almost 20,000 seafarers are stranded in the Persian Gulf, according to the International Maritime Organization, as Iran has effectively blocked the exit through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump Says U.S. Will Be Out of Iran Within Two to Three Weeks
President Trump told reporters on Tuesday that he had attained his goal of dealing with Iran’s nuclear program and that gasoline prices in the United States would be coming down.
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Narges Mohammadi Denied Treatment after Heart Attack in Iranian Prison, Husband Says
Ali and Kiana Rahmani received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on behalf of their mother, Narges Mohammad, in 2023.
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South Africa Sees Maritime Traffic Surge Amid Iran War
Cargo vessels moored at the harbor in Cape Town in South Africa.
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Forgoing Oversight of Iran War, G.O.P. Calls Hegseth to Testify on Budget
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a news conference at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday.
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U.N. Peacekeepers in Lebanon Were Killed by Roadside Bomb
U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon earlier this month.
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Confident of Air Supremacy, U.S. Sends B-52 Bombers Over Iran
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaking during a press briefing at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on Tuesday.
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Trump Seeks to Redefine ‘Regime Change’ in Iran War
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during his news conference on Tuesday that “this new regime, because regime change has occurred, should be wiser than the last.”
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Israel Signals Plans to Occupy Southern Lebanon After Ground Invasion
A commercial district in Tyre, Lebanon, heavily damaged by Israeli strikes on Friday.
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Iran’s President Suggests Diplomatic Engagement Possible in Letter to U.S. Public
Iraqi Kidnappers of Journalist Shelly Kittleson Offer to Negotiate
Israel Strikes Tehran Pharmaceutical Plant, Claiming Military Link
Iran War Live Updates: Macron Faults Trump For Shifting U.S. Goals
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